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Housewarming party

Some meteorologists and public health researchers have together studied the atmospheric conditions inside inflatable “bounce houses” popular on summer days. They found that the heat index (a combined measure of temperature and humidity) inside a bounce house can be as much as 8 degrees F above ambient outside temperature, often reaching levels dangerous to health.


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